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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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