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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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