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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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