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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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