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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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