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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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