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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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