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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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