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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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