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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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