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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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