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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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