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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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