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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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