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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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