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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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