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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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