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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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