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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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