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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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