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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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