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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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