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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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