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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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