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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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