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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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