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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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