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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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