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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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