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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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