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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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