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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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