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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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