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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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