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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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