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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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