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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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