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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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