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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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