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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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