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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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