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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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