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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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