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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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