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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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