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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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