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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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