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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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