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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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