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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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