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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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