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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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