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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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