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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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