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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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