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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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