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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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