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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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