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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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