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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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