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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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