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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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