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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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