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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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