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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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