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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing 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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