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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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