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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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