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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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