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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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