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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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