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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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