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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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