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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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