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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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