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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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