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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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