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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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