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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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