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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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