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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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