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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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