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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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