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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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