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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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