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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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