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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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