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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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