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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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