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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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