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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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