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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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