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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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