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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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