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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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