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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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