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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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