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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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