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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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