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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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