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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the 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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