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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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