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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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