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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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