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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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