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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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