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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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