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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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