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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models 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 participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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