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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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