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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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