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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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