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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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