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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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