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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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