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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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