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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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