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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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