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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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