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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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