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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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