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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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