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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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