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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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