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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key 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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