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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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