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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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