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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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