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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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