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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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