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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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