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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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