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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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