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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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