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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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