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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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