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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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