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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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