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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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