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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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