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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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