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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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