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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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