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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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