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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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