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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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