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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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