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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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