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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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