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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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