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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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