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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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