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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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