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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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