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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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