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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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