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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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