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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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