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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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