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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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