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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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