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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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