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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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