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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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