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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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