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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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