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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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