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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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