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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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