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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)