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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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