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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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