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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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