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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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