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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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