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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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