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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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