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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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