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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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