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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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