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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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