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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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