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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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