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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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