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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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