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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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