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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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