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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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