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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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