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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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