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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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