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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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