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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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