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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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