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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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