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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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