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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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