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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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