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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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