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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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