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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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