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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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