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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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