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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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