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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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