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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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