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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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