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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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