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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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