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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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