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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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