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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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