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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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