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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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