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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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