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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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