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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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