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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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