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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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