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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key 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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