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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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