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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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