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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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