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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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