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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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