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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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