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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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