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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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