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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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