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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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