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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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