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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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