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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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