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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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