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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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