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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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