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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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