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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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