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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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