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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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