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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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