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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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