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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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