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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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