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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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