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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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