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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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