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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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