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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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