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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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