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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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