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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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