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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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