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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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