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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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