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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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