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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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