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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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