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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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