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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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