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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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