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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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