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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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