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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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