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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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