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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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