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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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