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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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