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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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