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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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