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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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