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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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