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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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