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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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