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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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