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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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