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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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