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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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