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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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