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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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