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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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