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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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