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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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