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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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