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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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