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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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