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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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