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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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