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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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