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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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