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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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