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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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