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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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