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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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