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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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