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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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