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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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