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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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