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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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