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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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