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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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