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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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