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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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