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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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