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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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