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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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