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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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