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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major 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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