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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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