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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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