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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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