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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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