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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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