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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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