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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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