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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates 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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