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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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