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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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