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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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