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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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