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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the 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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