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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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