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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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