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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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