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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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