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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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