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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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