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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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