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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources