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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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