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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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