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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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