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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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