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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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