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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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