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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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