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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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