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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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