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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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