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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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