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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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