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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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