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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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