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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand 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 subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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