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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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