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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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