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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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