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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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