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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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