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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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