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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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