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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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