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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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