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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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