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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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