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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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