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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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