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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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