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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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