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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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