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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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