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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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