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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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