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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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