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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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