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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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