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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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