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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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