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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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