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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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