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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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