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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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