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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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