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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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