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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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