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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the major 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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