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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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