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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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