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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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