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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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