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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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