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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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