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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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