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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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