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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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