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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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