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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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