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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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