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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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