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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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