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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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