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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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