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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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