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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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