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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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