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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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