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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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