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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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