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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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