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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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