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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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