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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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