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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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