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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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