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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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