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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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