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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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