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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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