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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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