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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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