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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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