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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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