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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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