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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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