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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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