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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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