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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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