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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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