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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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