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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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