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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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