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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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