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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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