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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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