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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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