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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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