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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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