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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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