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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important 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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