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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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