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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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