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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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