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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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