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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines 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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