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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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