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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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