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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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