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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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