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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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