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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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