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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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