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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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