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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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