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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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