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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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