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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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