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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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