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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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