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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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