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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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