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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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