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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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