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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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