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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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