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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education