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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum 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 authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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