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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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