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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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