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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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