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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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