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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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