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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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