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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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