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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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