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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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