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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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