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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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