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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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