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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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