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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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