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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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