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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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