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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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