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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the 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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