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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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