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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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