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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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