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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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