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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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