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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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