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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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