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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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