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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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