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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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