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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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