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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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