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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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