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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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