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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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