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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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