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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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