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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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