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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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