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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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