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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major 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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