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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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