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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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