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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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