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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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