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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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