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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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