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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating 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 stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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