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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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