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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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