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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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