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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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