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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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