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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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