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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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