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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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