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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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