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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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